Auto Release on Version Bump GitHub Action

This action checks if the version in package.json is incremented, and creates a new release for the new version if it is. If the version is not incremented, the action fails. This is useful for enforcing a versioning policy in your repositories.

Inputs

• token: Required. The GitHub token.
• name: The name of the release.
  • Defaults to "v$newVersion".
  • You can use $newVersion and $oldVersion in this field.
• body: The body of the release.
  • Defaults to an empty string.
  • You can use $newVersion and $oldVersion in this field.
• draft: A boolean indicating if the created release should be a draft.
• Defaults to "false".
• pre-release: Indicates if the release should be marked as a pre-release.
  • Available values: "true", "false", "auto".
  • Defaults to "auto".
  • If set to "auto", the action will determine if the new version is a pre-release and mark the release accordingly.
• generate-release-note: A boolean indicating
  • Defaults to "true".
  • if a release note should be generated.
• tag-name: The name of the tag to create.
  • Defaults to "$newVersion".
  • You can use $newVersion and $oldVersion in this field.
• fail-on-unchanged-version: A boolean indicating if the action should fail when version in package.json file is not changed. It's usually useful for projects that using the action to run on each commit.
  • Default to false
  • When set to true the action will fail if the version in package.json is not chagned

Example usage

uses: Makepad-fr/auto-release-on-version-bump-actionp@v1.0.0
with:
  token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
  name: 'Release $newVersion'
  body: 'Changes in this release: ...'
  draft: 'false'
  pre-release: 'auto'
  generate-release-note: 'true'
  tag-name: '$newVersion'

Support

If you encounter any issues or have any questions, please open an issue in the GitHub repository.